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Arch Linux: Access restriction bypass (CVE-2016-5104)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 13, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd allows remote attackers on the local network to bypass intended access restrictions and communicate with services on affected devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.

Solution

arch-linux-upgrade-latest

References

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